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History Professor, Dr. Betsy Wood has Article Published in TIME Magazine

History Professor, Dr. Betsy Wood has Article Published in TIME Magazine

In the piece, “The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment”, she explains from a historical perspective what she thinks we need to do if we want to protect children and young people from being exploited in the workplace.
Read the article here: https://time.com/6970389/child-labor-amendment-forgotten/

BHSEC ’22 Alum & SEU Presidential Scholar Imani Blakely

 

Saint Elizabeth University Article on BHSEC 2022 Alum:

Learn How Presidential Scholar Imani Blakely Power’s Her Possible

When Saint Elizabeth University Presidential Scholar Imani Blakely, ‘24, graduated from Bard High School Early College in 2022, she left with a high school diploma and an associates degree. Two years later, the 20-year-old is set to graduate from SEU with her B.S. in Psychology and will soon enter graduate school for her M.S. in Counseling Psychology. That’s a lot of degrees in a very short time period.
While at Bard High School, Blakey took advantage of its Early College program that enabled her to earn her associates degree while still in high school. Through 9th and 10th grade, Blakely took all her high school classes and began collegiate courses in the 11th grade, finishing her associates degree at the end of 12th grade.
“It was an incredibly challenging experience, but I always knew that I wanted to attend college and have a career instead of an everyday job. So, that definitely motivated me,” said Blakley, a Newark, and a first-generation college student. “I knew there was a world out there that I wanted to see.”
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History Professor, Dr. Betsy Wood Presents at Georgetown Law School Symposium on Work & Poverty

History Professor, Dr. Betsy Wood Presents at Georgetown Law School Symposium on Work & Poverty

Bard High School Early College Newark Assistant Professor of History Dr. Betsy Wood was the opening speaker Friday, March 1, 2024 at the Georgetown Law School Symposium on Work & Poverty in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Wood spoke on the history of child labor in the U.S.–and efforts to abolish it–and how this history informs the present moment. The talk was based on her 2020 book, “Upon the Altar of Work: Child Labor & the Rise of a New American Sectionalism.” Dr. Wood has received national attention for her work in this area as states have sought to weaken child labor laws over the past couple of years.
Wood’s research explains how the effort to abolish child labor in the U.S. was never a straightforward story of progress. Rather, this effort was part of a decades-long battle between anti- and pro- child labor movements that faced off for more than 100 years of American history. Dr. Wood’s talk at Georgetown strives to explain how what is happening in the U.S. today regarding the rollback of child labor laws is a revival of a long-standing battle of reform-minded individuals that embraced an egalitarian view of market capitalism versus big business and industry groups that have always pushed for a hands-off government approach to the market.
Check out the symposium website here to access Dr. Wood’s talk and more:  https://www.law.georgetown.edu/poverty-journal/symposium/

 

BHSEC Shoutout in a recent article by Cami Anderson

This article recognizes some of the amazing work taking place at BHSEC Newark:

40 Years After ‘A Nation At Risk,’ Key Lessons About the Future of School Reform From Newark, New Jersey

Cami Anderson: Here’s what happened when a city tried to rethink a “system of great schools” for every student.

Traditional schools like Chancellor Avenue Elementary School and Sussex Avenue Elementary School, charter schools like KIPP Spark Academy and North Star Academy’s Alexander Street Elementary School, and partner schools like Bard Early College got this ingredient right, and their results showed it. Adults, kids, families, and community partners rallied together around a common vision and values—and shared expectations and norms at the school reinforced them. Their results showed how critical it is to build a collective culture of high expectations and high support.
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Students Attend “Leveling the Learning Curve” Conference at Columbia University

Students Attend “Leveling the Learning Curve” Conference at Columbia University

May 22, 2023

In early May a group of students from BHSEC Newark attended the “Leveling the Learning Curve: Creating a More Inclusive and Connected University” conference at Columbia University. The purpose of the conference was to explore questions of digital education, equity and access. Participants included leaders from across academia (Bard College/Open Society University Network, Columbia, Dartmouth, eCornell, Stanford, Penn, UC Berkeley, etc.), the development world (World Bank and UN Development Programme) and many top EdTech firms (Coursera, EdX, 2U, Wiley University Service, YouTube, Google, etc.). There were college students from all over the world participating via Zoom, as well as graduate students from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.

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